[jackjone]

Originally Posted by Hugh

Like most countries, the USA has good places and bad places, and some wonderful places - I have visited, or worked in, about 27 of the States.

An example of a wonderful place would be Provincetown, Massachussetts, where everyone I met was friendly, helpful, and tolerant - an awful place was Columbia, South Carolina, where my son spent a year at University; everyone there was polite, friendly, respectful - unless you weren't white...

There are so many lovely people as you pointed out. There are good and bad everywhere. I hope your son enjoyed his year at University and it was a fantastic experience for him.